India

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to a mosque and his meeting with the head of an organisation of imams were not a deviation from the outfit's line, its senior leader Indresh Kumar said on Friday.

He slammed the Congress for saying Bhagwat's meeting with All India Imam Organisation chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi was due to the "impact" of the party's "Bharat Jodo Yatra".

 Kanpur: A Pitbull dog has now attacked a cow in here. The municipal authorities asked the dog owner to show the dog`s licence.

A viral video shows a dog attacking a cow in the Sarsaia Ghat area here. The ferocious dog is seen clinging to the cow`s jaw.

The owner of the cow rescued the animal after repeatedly hitting the Pitbull with a stick.

Later, as the video went viral, the Kanpur Municipal Authorities took hold of the dog and put it in a cage. 

The cow that suffered a serious injury in the jaw, was sent to a veterinary hospital.

Kanpur: With 93% clouds in the sky there continues to maintain the possibility of a downpour.

Today there has rained two times. It went on for a considerable length of time. However, the humidity prevails still.

Rains have been occurring for the past several days. Water logging on the roads has heightened people's woes.

The roads are beset with potholes filled with rainwater. This troubles road users as they fail to realise the depth. 

Students are aggrieved as their exams are being held. They yearn that there should not occur showers in the morning. 

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – Lightnings and heavy rains have caused a total of 36 deaths in India’s eastern state of Bihar, in the past 24 hours, the state-run broadcaster, All India Radio reported, yesterday.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning strikes, lashed the state in the past 24 hours, affecting 12 districts, including Araria, Purnea, Supaul, Saharsa, Nawada, Jamui, Begusarai and Sheikhpura.

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi government's decision against production, storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in order to check the rising pollution levels in the city.  Contending that freedom of religion cannot be taken away under the pretext of right to life, Tiwari has sought directions to the city government to issue fresh guidelines with regard to sale, purchase and bursting of permissible firecrackers.

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) CII on Wednesday said it is seeking more time from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to comply with its order regarding the ban on diesel gensets in NCR.

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Global rating agency S&P on Tuesday said even though the US and the Euro zone are headed to recession, India is unlikely to face the impact given the "not so coupled" nature of its economy with the global economy.

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here on Wednesday, hours after he indicated that he may enter the AICC presidential poll fray.

Sources said the Congress presidential poll was on the agenda during the discussions between Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi.

NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Pakistan raised its concern about the rise of Islamophobia during a meeting of the Contact Group on Muslims in Europe of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The meeting was held in New York on Monday on the request of Turkiye on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly Session.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Islamophobia has now become endemic in several countries across the globe, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

Pilibhit (UP), Sep 19 (PTI) A Dalit girl, who was allegedly burnt after rape by two men in Madhotanda area here, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Lucknow on Monday, 12 days after the incident.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar Prabhu said that the victim died during treatment at the King George Medical University hospital in Lucknow. The relatives took her body and left for their village after post mortem, he said.

Adequate police force has been deployed in the village as a precautionary measure.